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A first managerial change in 22 years will make this a momentous summer at Arsenal.

The desire is to both bring an injection of new ideas and dynamism whilst also preserving the regularly repeated “values” that Arsenal seek to exemplify. That means still playing an expansive brand of football, giving young players their chance and having the personality to best represent Arsenal’s image and brand globally.

Arsenal are committed to a full recruitment process but an appointment is certainly expected by the time the World Cup starts, and probably even sooner.